Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Steam Holiday Sale – Day 6 Is Now Live

Posted on: 24 Dec 2011

The sixth day of Steam’s Holiday Sale has just begun and PC gamers can get some interesting titles with a great discount. So, today guys you can find Risen with a 50% discount, Company of Heroes with a 80% discount, Splinter Cell: Conviction, Hard Reset, Prototype with a 75% discount, Renegade Ops with a 66% … Continue reading Steam Holiday Sale – Day 6 Is Now Live →

Are we that desperate for Half-Life 3 or is Valve truly hinting towards a 2012 reveal?

Posted on: 24 Dec 2011

Man, this simply can’t be a simple coincidence. It’s pretty much clear that most of us want to see Half-Life 3 and it’s true that Valve has been hinting for it, but is that all we got? Apparently not as all hell has broken loose these past days. Forget the HL3 T-Shirt and the fact … Continue reading Are we that desperate for Half-Life 3 or is Valve truly hinting towards a 2012 reveal? →

Weekly CryEngine 3 Gallery [December 18th – 24th]

Posted on: 24 Dec 2011

It’s really sad that there are no triple-A studios willing to take advantage of CryEngine 3’s secret power. And thank God that Crytek released its SDK, as its community has managed to produce some astonishing results with it. So, today we bring you new screenshots from [LSD]Timewarp82, chicken, iSqueezee, Cinoshe, neo83_gr, USSR_GRAND, and blackhorizon. All of … Continue reading Weekly CryEngine 3 Gallery [December 18th – 24th] →

The evolution of Crysis’s lighting; new lighting and shaders boost the game’s visuals to new levels

Posted on: 24 Dec 2011

There is no denying that Crysis’ vanilla lighting looks a bit dated nowadays. And although you can tweak the SSAO and bring to the table some amazing results, Crytek’s member ‘Wulfen’ uploaded a video that shows off his new lighting system and the amazing combination of it with Cry-Styves’ Shaders. This combo seems quite demanding … Continue reading The evolution of Crysis’s lighting; new lighting and shaders boost the game’s visuals to new levels →

Minecraft meets Skyrim in this amazing machinima; Skyrim trailer re-created in Minecraft

Posted on: 24 Dec 2011

Now this is simply awesome. YouTube’s user ‘avemagnadude’ recreated the entire Skyrim trailer in Minecraft. This mash up of the two games is incredible and took avemagnadude 2 whole months to create it. Everything is spot on, from the dragon to the game’s environments. This, this is art. There are no words to describe it so … Continue reading Minecraft meets Skyrim in this amazing machinima; Skyrim trailer re-created in Minecraft →

Steam Holiday Sale – Day 5 Is Now Live

Posted on: 23 Dec 2011

The fifth day of Steam’s Holiday Sale has just begun and PC gamers can get some interesting titles with a great discount. So, today guys you can find RAGE, Cities XL and From Dust with a 50% discount, Saints Row: The Third with a 33% discount, Dirt 3 with a 66% discount and Aliens vs Predator with … Continue reading Steam Holiday Sale – Day 5 Is Now Live →

A Christmas present to all STALKER 2 fans; official news coming in mid January

Posted on: 23 Dec 2011

Okay STALKER 2 fans, here is something that might make you happy and start jumping around your room. GSC GameWorld has tweeted that we’ll get some official news in mid January and that “there is cause for hope”. Which basically translates to “Hey, there is a chance we might not close and STALKER 2 might … Continue reading A Christmas present to all STALKER 2 fans; official news coming in mid January →

PC gamers, meet Assetto Corsa; a racing sim from the minds behind Ferrari Virtual Academy

Posted on: 23 Dec 2011

I tell you this; it’s a great day to be a PC racing fan. After the small teasers of GTR3 and the launch of Slightly Mad Studios’ Project CARS, here comes a new racing sim from the minds behind Ferrari Virtual Academy. Therefore, PC gamers, meet Assetto Corsa, a racing sim game that is being … Continue reading PC gamers, meet Assetto Corsa; a racing sim from the minds behind Ferrari Virtual Academy →

Rocksteady is working on a new PC patch for Batman: Arkham City

Posted on: 23 Dec 2011

It seems that Rocksteady is currently working on a new PC patch for Batman: Arkham City, as Steam had accidentally released yesterday its preliminary version. So, if you were unlucky enough to try and play your game, you’d notice major game-breaking issues. Moreover, GFWL was not working properly with that preliminary patch and the game was … Continue reading Rocksteady is working on a new PC patch for Batman: Arkham City →

Alan Wake PC will support DX9; more details about its game engine

Posted on: 23 Dec 2011

Back in the days, the PC version of Alan Wake – the one that was cancelled – was not supposed to be compatible with DX9 and Windows XP. As we had guessed back then, that DX10 requirement was simply a marketing trick from Microsoft in an attempt to boost Vista’s sales. Fast forward a couple … Continue reading Alan Wake PC will support DX9; more details about its game engine →